The touch screens on PerfectWave products can get off registration or may not have been set exactly right from the factory. In this case, it is possible to recalibrate the touch screen through a simple process. Turn the DAC off from the master switch in the back panel. Let the unit discharge for 10-20 seconds. […]

Setting up on a Windows Computer requires the installation of our USB driver available for free download here. These instructions apply to the PerfectWave DAC MKII, the NuWave DAC, DirectStream DAC and NPC Phono Converter. Connect the DAC or NPC to your computer via USB Once you have downloaded the driver, but before you install […]

One of the beauties of the PerfectWave products, DirectStream, PWD, PWT, P5 and P10 Power Plants, is the ease of which we can add features, update software and keep your device current and operating flawlessly. This is accomplished through updates to the firmware inside each unit. The firmware is the operating instructions the PerfectWave system […]

It is very easy to generate data DVDs with a Macthe simplest method is to use ITunes: (1) create a playlist by hitting the â€˜+â€˜ button at bottom left (2) drag and drop tracks from your library list to this playlist (3) hit the burn button at bottom right (4) in the pop-up box that […]

The PerfectWave Transport Memory player can play high resolution DVD’s with WAV files on them. Many times we get high resolution files downloaded in another format. Here’s is another Windows based software solution. Convert hi-res files to WAV using XLD. (XLD is a shareware program available at:http://tmkk.hp.infoseek.co.jp/xld/index_e.html) (1) open Preferences, click â€˜Generalâ€ tab, set â€˜Output […]

If you own a MAC and downloaded or have acquired either FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) or ALAC, MP4 AAC (Apple Lossless) music files and wish to convert them to WAV so you can then burn a DVD and play them in your PWT, there’s an easy to use program that’s free. It’s called xACT […]

The PWT can play high-resolution audio files up to 192kHz 24 bits as long as they are on a DVD and are in the WAV format. Here is a guide to accomplish this task using a free Windows program called Ashampoo. This How To document assumes you have already downloaded high resolution files to your […]

Trader’s little helper is a Windows program that converts a number of different file formats, including FLAC to WAV. If you have a PWT Memory Player and wish to play high-resolution audio files on it, you must first convert those files to WAV and then burn them to a DVD. This program will do the […]

ImgBurn is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application for Windows. It can be invaluable for making discs for the PWT. It has several ‘Modes’, each one for performing a different task: Read– Read a disc to an image file Build– Create an image file from files on your computer […]

Fuses make a significant contribution to the way your system sounds. Making sure you have the best sounding fuses in place can many times make a big difference in performance. The fuse values for these units are 1 amp slow blow and each will use two (2) 5x20mm 1 amp slow blow fuses 1. UNPLUG […]

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